245The TempleArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1954.66 State: 1/1 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1954. |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
| Note on the paper: | probably cream discoloured to tan |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | several flecks of foul biting |
| Print note: | Scratches visible in lower portion of image in 1938.1937 have disappeared. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | Accompanied by a partial Albert Roullier label: 'Fine Arts Building / 414 S Michigan Boulevard' with the stock number 'E295'; the '295' crossed out and '52' written beneath it |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2340104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
